Introduction
McHale’s Navy is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from 11 October 1962 to 12 April 1966 on the ABC television network.
The series was filmed in black and white and originated from a one-hour drama titled “Seven Against the Sea”, broadcast on 03 April 1962. The ABC series spawned three feature films: McHale’s Navy (1964); a sequel, McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force (1965); and a 1997 sequel-remake of the original series. A documentary, McHale’s Navy: The Crew Remembers, was aired in 2007.
Producer Edward Montagne set up a female version of McHale’s Navy entitled Broadside, which ran for 32 episodes in the 1964-1965 ABC season.
Background
In response to a letter from Gruber and the guys, glamorous movie star Mimi St. Clair (Jean Hale) makes the trip to Taratupa with a plan to create some publicity for herself. Upon arriving in Taratupa, Binghamton is upset that Ms St. Clair is here to see the crew of the 73. Binghamton had plans to take her to com-fleet and introduce her to Admiral Rogers. So Binghamton sends McHale out on a phony mission. Mimi has her chance to make the headlines and stows away on the 73. But things do not go as Mimi had planned and her secretary (Fay DeWitt) winds up grabbing all the headlines. Gary Owens appears as a Reporter.
McHale’s Navy Series
You can find a full index and overview of McHale’s Navy here.
Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 18 May 1965.
- Rating: TV-PG/TV-G.
- Running Time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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